Sleep enclosure assembly

ABSTRACT

A multi-functional enclosed sleep environment for providing an improved sleep experience. A sleep enclosure assembly may be configured to partially or fully enclose a user&#39;s sleep area or bed. The sleep enclosure assembly may be stored within a housing located proximate to a user&#39;s bed or sleep area, and may be fully or partially deployable such that the user&#39;s bed or sleep area is fully enclosed within a canopy of the sleep enclosure assembly. The sleep enclosure assembly may include one or more environmental control modules designed to control or regulate one or more aspects of the sleep area according to a user&#39;s preferences, including the sound, light, temperature, air quality, ventilation, and/or humidity of the sleeping environment. The sleep enclosure assembly may further be controlled by software running on a computing device allowing a user to customize one or more aspects of the sleep environment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 16/222,449, filed Dec. 17, 2018, which claimspriority to Provisional Application No. 62/599,391, entitled SleepEnclosure Assembly, and filed Dec. 15, 2017, the contents of which ishereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to sleep enclosure systems and, moreparticularly, to devices, systems, and methods for a multi-functionalenclosed sleep environment for providing an improved sleep experience.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The background description provided herein is for the purpose ofgenerally presenting the context of the disclosure. Work of thepresently named inventors, to the extent it is described in thisbackground section, as well as aspects of the description that may nototherwise qualify as prior art at the time of filing, are neitherexpressly nor impliedly admitted as prior art against the presentdisclosure.

Sleep plays an essential role in a person's health and well-beingthroughout life. For example, sleep deficiency has been linked to avariety of serious chronic health problems, including increased risk ofheart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, kidney disease,and stroke. In addition to physical health, getting enough quality sleepis also important for one's emotional health. Insufficient orpoor-quality sleep has been shown to negatively impact a person'shappiness and quality of life, and can also contribute to depression andother mood disorders. Sleep deprivation can also impair brain functionand reaction time, which can lead to performance issues at work orschool, and can have more severe consequences such as causing caraccidents. It is therefore important for a person to get enough qualitysleep each night.

The sleeping area is central to a good night's rest. While poor-qualitysleep can be linked to many different causes, there are several knownenvironmental factors that can affect sleep quality. Importantenvironmental factors may include, for example, noise levels, lighting,temperature, humidity, and ventilation. Depending on the person, toomuch or too little noise, light, temperature, air flow, and humidity maymake it difficult to fall and remain asleep. While preferred sleepingenvironments can vary significantly from person to person, if one ormore of the above environmental factors falls outside a person'spreferred range, that person may suffer from poor sleep and the negativehealth consequences that come with it.

A variety of mechanisms have been used in an attempt to control ormitigate an undesirable sleep environment. For example, known solutionsto excessive noise may include use of noise masking or cancellingtechnology. Similarly, excessive light has been addressed using blackoutcurtains or eye masks. Other devices have been developed to regulatehumidity and temperature in a variety of ways using climate control andventilation technology. But these individual measures do not provide acomprehensive solution to control the often sensitive environmentalfactors required for a restful sleep. Likewise, existing sleep systemsand devices are not “one-size-fits-all” solutions that are effective inthe widely-varying conditions of many bedrooms, and for the manydifferent sizes and styles of beds. Moreover, other attempts to create afully self-contained sleep environment are impractically obtrusive andineffective at regulating the many different environmental sleepfactors.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an enclosed, inconspicuous,mountable sleep enclosure that can effectively regulate a user's sleepenvironment.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following presents a simplified summary of one or more embodimentsof the present disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding ofsuch embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview of allcontemplated embodiments, and is intended to neither identify key norcritical elements of all embodiments, nor delineate the scope of any orall embodiments.

The present disclosure, in one or more embodiments, relates to a sleepenclosure assembly designed to partially or fully enclose a user's sleeparea or bed. In some embodiments, the sleep enclosure assembly may bestored within a housing located proximate to a user's bed or sleep area,and may be fully or partially deployable such that the user's bed orsleep area is fully enclosed within a canopy of the sleep enclosureassembly. The sleep enclosure assembly of the present disclosure mayalso include one or more environmental control modules designed tocontrol or regulate one or more aspects of the sleep area according to auser's preferences, including the sound, light, temperature, airquality, ventilation, and/or humidity of the sleeping environment. Thedisclosed sleep enclosure assembly may further be controlled by softwarerunning on a computing device allowing a user to customize one or moreaspects of the sleep environment.

While multiple embodiments are disclosed, still other embodiments of thepresent disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art fromthe following detailed description, which shows and describesillustrative embodiments of the invention. As will be realized, thevarious embodiments of the present disclosure are capable ofmodifications in various obvious aspects, all without departing from thespirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawingsand detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative in natureand not restrictive.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

While the specification concludes with claims particularly pointing outand distinctly claiming the subject matter that is regarded as formingthe various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is believed thatthe invention will be better understood from the following descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying Figures, in which:

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a retracted position.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of another embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure a partially deployed position.

FIG. 2A is a side view of another embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a retracted position.

FIG. 2B is a side view of another embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a partially deployed.

FIG. 2C is a side view of another embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a fully deployed position.

FIG. 3A is a top view of another embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a fully deployed position.

FIG. 3B is a top view of another embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a fully deployed position.

FIG. 4A is a front view of an attachment plate of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4B is a front view of another attachment plate of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a fully deployed position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure in a fully deployed position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to one or more embodiments of novel andadvantageous devices, systems, and methods for a sleep enclosureassembly for controlling a user's sleeping environment. Moreparticularly, the present disclosure relates to a sleep enclosureassembly having a retractable canopy capable of providing a personalizedsleep experience to a user. A sleep enclosure assembly of the presentdisclosure may be positioned proximate to a user's bed, and may includea housing containing a deployable canopy. The canopy may be operablycoupled to and stored within the housing in a retracted position. Thecanopy may also be manually or automatically deployed into a partiallyor fully deployed position such that a user's sleep area is partially orfully enclosed within the sleep enclosure assembly. The sleep enclosureassembly may further have a small footprint, and may positioned in aconcealed or partially concealed location proximate to the sleep area soas to be unobtrusive and improve the aesthetics of sleeping area. Insome embodiments, the sleep enclosure assembly may include one or moresleep environment regulation features, including but not limited to oneor more mechanisms for regulating sound, light, temperature, airquality, ventilation, and/or humidity. The sleep environment regulationfeatures may be advantageously automated and personalized to a user'spreferences. The sleep enclosure assembly may further have otheradvantageous features, including automation and remote control, such asby an application installed on a mobile phone or similar device.

Generally, the sleep enclosure assembly of the present disclosure insome embodiments includes a housing, canopy, extendible canopy frame,and one or more environmental control mechanisms. The housing may beremovably or fixedly secured proximate to a user's bed or sleep area,including but not limited to above, below, or alongside any part of auser's bed or sleep area. The canopy may be coupled to the extendiblecanopy frame. The canopy and/or extendible canopy frame may be furthercoupled to and stored within the housing when the sleep enclosureassembly is in a retracted position. The sleep enclosure assembly mayalso be put into a partially or fully deployed position. When the sleepenclosure assembly is in an deployed position, the canopy and extendiblecanopy frame may extend through an opening in the housing such that thecanopy fully or partially encloses a user's bed or sleep area. In someembodiments, the canopy may be partially deployed such that the canopydoes not fully enclose the bed or sleep area, thereby allowing one ormore users to enter or leave the sleep area. In some embodiments, thesleep enclosure assembly may further include one or more environmentalregulation features fixed within the canopy, housing, and/or sleep area,including but not limited to one or more lighting modules, audiomodules, climate control and ventilation modules, and/or diffusionmodules.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a sleep controlassembly 100 according to the present disclosure shown in a retractedposition. In some embodiments, all elements of the sleep enclosureassembly may be fully contained within housing 102 located at the footof the bed 104 or sleeping area. As shown in FIG. 1A, in someembodiments, housing 102 may comprise an ottoman or similar box-likestructure designed to visually blend in with the bedroom area and remaininconspicuous when in a retracted position. In some embodiments, housing102 may have a closed position when the sleep enclosure assembly 100 isin a retracted position, and an open position when the sleep enclosureassembly is in a deployed position. FIG. 1A shows an embodiment showingthe housing 102 in a closed position, with the remaining elements of thesleep enclosure assembly 100 contained within housing. FIG. 1B shows anembodiment of housing 102 in an open position, as further discussedbelow.

According to some embodiments, the housing 102 may be composed of woodwith steel fasteners and a steel frame. The housing 102 may furtherinclude one of several finish options, including but not limited tostained wood, painted wood, vinyl adhesive, upholstered fabric, orupholstered leather. In other embodiments, housing 102 may be composedof one or more materials, including but not limited to woods, metals,plastics, rubbers, ceramics, or other materials with similar propertiesknown to a person of skill in the art. While housing 102 is shown tohave a box-type design in FIG. 1A, the housing may be cylindrical,round, or any other suitable shape or size necessary to contain andsecure the components of the sleep control assembly of the presentdisclosure. The housing 102 may further include a power cable forplugging the unit into a standard power outlet in order to supplyelectricity to each of the components within the housing, includingmotors, environmental control modules, and the like.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a sleep enclosure assembly 200according to the present disclosure in a partially deployed position.Housing 202, shown in an open position, may contain several componentsof the sleep enclosure assembly 200, including a canopy 206, anextendible canopy frame 207, which may include one or more canopy poles208, a track motor 210, and a track 212. In some embodiments, sleepcontrol assembly housing 202 may be configured to open from a closedposition in order to allow the components of the sleep enclosureassembly 200, including canopy 206 and extendible canopy frame 207, toextend over a user's bed 204 or sleep area. As shown in the illustratedembodiment in FIG. 1B, the interior of housing 202 may be accessedthrough a lid 221 and/or side-doors 222 in the housing. The lid 221 andside doors 222 may open using a hinge mechanism, or may open throughanother mechanical operation, such as sliding or other similar movement.In some embodiments, the hinged lid 221 and side doors 222 may be openedmanually by a user, or may be pushed open through automatic movement ofthe canopy 206 and/or canopy frame 207. Alternatively, the hinged lid221 and side doors 222 may have independent motorized movement, and mayopen independently from the movement of the canopy 206 and extendiblecanopy frame 207. In some embodiments, once the housing lid 221 andside-doors 222 are opened or removed, extendible canopy frame 207, whichmay be coupled to canopy 206, may be deployed through the openings inthe housing 202.

Canopy 206 may be composed of one or more materials capable of partiallyor completely blocking out environmental light in order to createdarkness within the sleep area, including but not limited to one or morefabrics, plastics, and/or other similar suitable material. In someembodiments canopy 206 material may be lightweight and breathable foroptimal ventilation within the sleep area, and for ease of storage ofthe canopy within the housing 202 when retracted. In one embodimentaccording to the present disclosure, canopy 206 may be composed ofRoc-Ion® Blackout Lining or similar suitable material.

In some embodiments according to the present disclosure, canopy 206 maybe operably coupled to extendible canopy frame 207 such that upondeployment of extendible canopy frame, canopy may extend from housing202 together with canopy frame. Canopy 206 may further be coupled toextendible canopy frame 207 such that when the sleep enclosure assembly20 of the present disclosure is in a partially or fully deployedposition, tension is maintained across canopy, and drooping or saggingof the canopy material into the sleep area is avoided. Extendible canopyframe 207 may be composed of one or more materials capable of supportingcanopy 206, including fiberglass, graphite composite, plastic, carbonfiber, metal, or other suitable material.

In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, extendible canopyframe 207 may include two or more extendible canopy poles 208 designedto extend from housing 202 into a partially or fully deployed positionas shown below with respect to FIGS. 2B and 2C. In one embodimentaccording to the present disclosure, canopy 206 may be coupled to canopypoles 208 of extendible canopy frame 207 using a clip and/or elasticstrap securing the top of the canopy poles to the canopy. The canopy 206may further be secured to the interior of the housing 202 using one ormore fastening mechanisms, such as using Velcro, adhesives, buttons,ties, male-and-female style fasteners, or similar fastening mechanisms.Accordingly, in some embodiments, when the canopy poles 208 ofextendible canopy frame 207 extend from housing 202 into a deployedposition, canopy 206 may be drawn tightly across the canopy poles due tothe tension created between the canopy poles. Canopy 206 may furtherinclude one or more sleeves through which the canopy poles 208 ofextendible canopy frame 207 may extend in order to provide tensionacross the material between the canopy poles, and prevent sagging. Inone embodiments, the one or more sleeves may be attached to the canopy206 material such that to facilitate retraction of the canopy into thehousing 202. For example, in some embodiments, the canopy sleeve may besewn to the topside or bottom side of the canopy 206 material. Thesleeves within canopy 206 may further be elastic such that canopy poles208 provide tension by stretching the material between the poles. Insome embodiments, the canopy poles 208 of extendible canopy frame 207may further jut in different directions in order to increase tensionacross the canopy 206 material, and to maximize the sleep area. Oneembodiment of this arrangement is further shown below with respect toFIGS. 3A and 3B.

In one or more embodiments, when in a retracted position, canopy poles208 of extendible canopy frame 207 may be configured to be slidablyreceived within tracks 212 located beneath a user's bed 204 or sleepingarea as shown in FIG. 1B. In some embodiments, tracks 212 may be coupleddirectly to housing 202, and positioned in an inconspicuous position,such as underneath the user's bed 204 or sleeping area. Tracks 212 maybe composed of one or more materials sufficient to receive and supportextendible canopy frame 207, including but not limited to one or moremetals, plastics, woods, or other suitable material. In otherembodiments the canopy poles 208 may have a collapsible or telescopingdesign for minimizing necessary storage space within housing 202 when inthe retracted position.

The canopy poles 208 of extendible canopy frame 207 may be manuallydeployed and retracted by a user within tracks 212, or may beautomatically deployed and retracted, such as by use of a track motor210. In some embodiments, track motor 210 may be secured on or withinhousing 202 using a suitable fastener such as screws, bolts, adhesives,Velcro, male-and-female style fasteners, or similar fasteningmechanisms. In other embodiments, track motor 210 may be a separatecomponent operably coupled directly to the canopy poles 208. Accordingto some embodiments of the present disclosure, track motor 210 mayinclude an electric motor, such as a motorized belt drive designed todeploy and retract the canopy poles 208 from and into the housing 202and tracks 212, respectively. In some embodiments, the canopy poles 208of extendible canopy frame 207 may be coupled directly to tracks 212,while in other embodiments canopy frame may interface with tracksthrough an intermediary mechanical component.

In operation, track motor 210 may engage with the canopy poles 208stored within tracks 212, and push the canopy poles of extendible canopyframe 207 and canopy 206 out of openings in housing 202 into a deployedposition as shown below with respect to FIGS. 2B and 2C. Similarly, inorder to retract canopy frame 207 within tracks 212, track motor 210 mayengage with the canopy poles 208 and push them in the opposite directionback into tracks. As discussed above, as extendible canopy frame 207deploys from housing 202, the canopy poles 208 and canopy 206 may engagethe hinged openings of housing 202, thereby pushing open the lid 221and/or side-doors 222 of housing (h) during deployment. Alternatively,in another embodiment, the lid 221 and side-doors 222 of housing 202 mayhave mechanical releases or motors causing the lid and side-doors toopen automatically during deployment.

FIG. 2A shows a side view of an embodiment of a sleep enclosure assembly200 of the present disclosure in a retracted position. As shown, housing202 is positioned at the foot of the bed 204, and is in the closedposition, with lid 221 and side-doors 222 closed. In the illustratedembodiment, motorized tracks 212 containing canopy poles 208 arepositioned inconspicuously underneath the bed 204. As discussed in thepresent disclosure, housing 202 may be positioned in one or moreadvantageous positions such that the canopy 206 may be deployed toenclose a user's bed 204 or sleep area.

FIG. 2B illustrates a side view of an embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly 200 of the present disclosure in a partially deployed position.In the partially deployed position, a user may easily enter and leavethe sleep area from the side of the bed 204. While the illustratedembodiment is shown in a substantially halfway open position, the sleepenclosure assembly 200 may be put in one or more other partially openpositions such that the enclosure may be less, or more enclosed than theembodiment shown, without being completely deployed or retracted. Asshown, the hinged lid 221 and side-doors 222 of housing 202 are in theopen position, and canopy poles 208 supporting the canopy material 206may be partially extended from the open housing. The canopy material 206may further drape over the sides of the canopy poles 208, and mayfurther fall along the sides of the bed 204 to partially enclose thesleeping area. The canopy material 206 may include weights to keep thecanopy sides in place, and to prevent excessive movement or swaying ofthe canopy material. In some embodiments, weights may be sewn into theedges of the draped canopy material 206, including, for example, metals,ceramics, or other heavy material.

In the embodiment pictured in FIG. 2B, canopy 206 is shown in partialcut-away to illustrate the interior of housing 202. Housing 202 mayinclude one or more environmental control modules, including but notlimited to one or more modules designed to control and/or regulatesound, light, temperature, air quality, ventilation, and/or humiditywithin the sleep area of the sleep enclosure assembly. The environmentalcontrol modules may be secured within housing 202, or they may belocated in any other suitable position, including but not limited to onthe exterior of housing, on canopy 206, or on any part of the bed 204within the sleeping area. The modules may further be mounted using oneor more fasteners such as screws, bolts, adhesives, brackets, Velcro,male-and-female style fasteners, or similar fastening mechanisms. Theenvironmental control modules may be electrically controlled or manuallycontrolled by the user. In some embodiments, the environmental controlmodules may be networked into a common control system, such as over aWi-Fi, radio, infrared, or Bluetooth network that is communicativelycoupled to a computing device, such as mobile device or computer. Inother embodiments, the environmental control modules may beindependently controlled, and may use one or more differentcommunication protocols.

In some embodiments, a software application executing on the computingdevice may be communicatively coupled to the environmental controlmodules, thereby allowing a user to control and personalize the variousenvironmental control modules according to preference using a singlecomputing device. Alternatively, the sleep enclosure assembly mayinclude an integrated control panel computing device for use by a user.The control panel may be located in one or more positions in, on, oraround the sleep enclosure system. As with the environmental controlmodules, the computing device may also control any feature of the sleepenclosure system, including the retraction and deployment the canopy, aswell as the opening and closing of the housing. In another embodiment,the control panel may be projected onto the interior of the canopy, suchthat a user may view the display screen while lying down or sitting upwithin the sleep enclosure assembly. The control panel may furthercomprise a fully functional media system, and may be integrated withaudio devices within the sleep area, thereby allowing a user to viewvideos, pictures, television programs, video games, or any other media.

The sound environmental control module may comprise an audio speaker 214secured in or on the housing 202, canopy frame 207, bed 204, or inanother location providing for good acoustics to a user within the sleepenclosure assembly 200. In some embodiments, the audio speaker 214 maybe networked with and controlled by the computing device discussedabove. In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, thespeaker 214 may be communicatively coupled directly to one or morecomputing devices in order to allow a user to play desired audio overthe speaker. For example, a user may have a mobile phone computingdevice communicatively linked to speaker 214 over a Bluetooth network,thereby allowing the user to play music, soothing sleep sounds, whitenoise, nature sounds, recorded audio, motivational scripts, news alerts,or other preferred audio direction from his or her mobile phone oranother device. In some embodiments, the sound environmental control mayfurther include noise cancelling technology to block out environmentalnoise pollution.

The lighting environmental control module may comprise one or more lightsources 216 secured in or on the housing 202, canopy frame 207, bed 204,or in another location providing for good lighting conditions for a userlocated within the sleep enclosure assembly 200. In some embodiments,the lighting module may be positioned at the foot of the bed 204. Inother embodiments, the lighting module may be positioned at the top ofthe canopy 206, or top of the bed 204, so as to illuminate the sleepenclosure when the light is activated. The lighting module may furtherinclude traditional bulb technology, LEDs, energy efficient lighting, orother composite lighting technology. In one embodiment according to thepresent disclosure, the lighting environmental control module maycomprise a light bar 216, such as a long and/or narrow light. As withthe other environmental control modules, the lighting module may benetworked with and controlled by a computing device as discussed above,or manually controlled by a user. In some embodiments, the lightingmodule may also have customizable features, such as the ability toadjust brightness and/or color temperature.

The lighting module may have one or more settings accessible from theapplication running on the computing device, including settings forsunrise, sunset, daytime, reading, a night light, and a custom setting.Each of the settings may include an associated brightness and colortemperature setting. In one embodiment according to the presentdisclosure, the brightness setting for the lighting module may rangefrom 0% brightness up until 100% brightness. In one embodiment, thelight may increase brightness in 10% increments up to 100%, as shown inTable 1 below. In some embodiments, the color temperature setting mayrange from 1,500 Kelvin (K) to 5,500 K, and may increase or decrease inincrements of 500 K. In some embodiment, other increments may beselected by a user in order to fine-tune brightness and colortemperature settings. According to some embodiments, the 10% to 40%brightness range and 1,500 K to 3,000 K color temperature range maycorrespond to the sunrise and sunset settings. Likewise, the daytimesettings may range from 50% to 100% brightness, and corresponding colortemperatures of 3,500 K to 5,500 K. The night light setting may alsocorrespond to 10% brightness with a color temperature of 1,500 K, whilethe reading setting may correspond to a greater brightness necessary forreading, such as 70% brightness with a color temperature of 4,500 K. Inother embodiments, a user may select a custom setting with anycombination of brightness and temperature settings available from thelighting module.

TABLE 1 Brightness Temperature Sunrise/Sunset Range 10% 1,500 K 20%2,000 K 30% 2,500 K 40% 3,000 K Daytime Range 50% 3,500 K 60% 4,000 K70% 4,500 K 80% 5,000 K 90% 5,500 K 100%  5,500 K

In some embodiments of the present invention, a user may select from alist of preprogrammed, or custom user-created routines. For example, auser may select a wake-up routine or sunrise routine using the softwarerunning on the computing device which may command the lighting modulebrightness to increase from 0% to 70% brightness, with a correspondingincrease in color temperature from 1,500 K to 3,000 K over a period oftime as preprogrammed in the software, or as custom selected by a user.Alternatively, a selection of the go-to-sleep setting may reverse theroutine until the lighting module is dark.

The air/climate control environmental control module may comprise one ormore heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), airpurification, medical, or aromatherapy elements. The air/climate controlmodule may be secured in or on the housing 202, canopy frame 207, bed204, or in another location providing for good circulation for a userwithin the sleep enclosure assembly 200. For example, as shown in FIG.2B, the air/climate control module 218 may be contained within housing202. In some embodiments, the air/climate control module 218 may benetworked with and controlled by the computing device discussed above.In some embodiments, the air/climate control module 218 may include anair cooling and heating functionality. When the canopy 206 is in thefully deployed position, air may be drawn from within the canopy using amotorized fan or similar device, and passed through an air filter,through a cooling or heating element, and then returned back into thecanopy. The cooling element may include use a refrigerant and condensersystem used to cool air within the sleep enclosure. In some embodiments,condensation created during the air conditioning process may be storedwithin a reservoir, and the water level monitored by a sensor networkedto the computing device by a water level sensor. When the reservoir isfull, the user may be alerted via the control software so that theexcess water may be drained by the user. In one embodiment, the aircooling unit may also automatically shut off when the water reservoir isfull to avoid water damage. In other embodiments, the water reservoirmay be emptied automatically into a nearby drain, for example, using awater pump and hose system.

The heating element may include heated metal coils, or other knownheating techniques. The air filter element may further be configured tocleanse and filter the air within the sleep enclosure and provide for ahealthier sleeping environment. Moreover, a humidifier may be includedin the air/climate control module in order to provide users with theability to add or remove humidity to and from the climate, which may bebeneficial for certain user health conditions, such as asthma. Someembodiments of the present invention may also provide for integration ofone or more medical devices, such as continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) devices used to treat sleep apnea, oxygen sources for conditionsrequiring supplemental oxygen, and any other medical device for useduring sleep. Finally the air/climate control module may include adiffuser element for dispensing concentrated aromatherapy throughout thesleep enclosure assembly. In some embodiments, the canopy (e) mayinclude one or more vents to allow air within the enclosure tocirculate. The one or more vents may be located, for example, at the topof the canopy, or any other preferred location. As discussed above,circulation may also be facilitated by the use of a breathable canopymaterial. In some embodiments, a circulation device may be used to forcewarm or cool air beneath a user's bedsheets, depending on a user'spreferences.

Each of the heat, cooling, diffuser, humidifier, medical, and filtrationelements within the air/climate control module may be controlled andcustomized by a user through software running on the computing device.For example, a user may set preferred temperatures for going to sleepand waking up, or higher or lower fan speeds depending on the amount ofdesired circulation. The fan may further be configured to contributewhite noise to the sleep enclosure, and aid a user in falling orremaining asleep by masking environmental noise pollution. The computingdevice may further allow the air/climate control module to be integratedwith any preprogramed or user-generated routines, such as wake-up andgo-to-sleep routines, as supported by the control software. For example,the computing device software may cause the heating element to introducewarm air as part of the go-to-sleep routine to simulate a sun settingover a period of time. Routines may further be customized to begin orend at certain times according to depending on the time. The sleepenclosure assembly may further be programmed to conduct other routinesutilizing one or more environmental control modules, such as guidedmeditation providing particular temperatures, ventilation,aromatherapies, and music or other audio according to the user'spreferences.

In other embodiments, the sleep enclosure assembly may include one ormore sleep sensors used to detect a user's circadian rhythm. Such sleepsensors may be used to monitor and record a user's sleep patterns, andmay be integrated with software applications. Sleep sensors may comprisemotion, movement, or vibration sensors. In some embodiments, a user mayconfigure the sleep enclosure assembly software to begin a wake-up cycleroutine during a particular time during a user's sleep cycle.

FIG. 2C illustrates a side view of an embodiment of a sleep enclosureassembly 200 of the present disclosure in a fully deployed position. Inthe fully deployed position, a user may in some embodiments enter orleave the sleep area by manually pushing aside the draped canopymaterial 206. In other embodiments, the sides of the canopy 206 mayinclude other ingress or egress options, such as a zipped or buttonedopening panel. As shown, the hinged lid 221 and side-doors 222 ofhousing 202 are in the open position, and canopy poles 208 supportingthe canopy material 206 may be fully extended from the open housing aspushed by motorized track 212. As shown in FIG. 2C, canopy poles 208 mayfully extend such that the ends of canopy poles may abut the wall behindthe sleeping area or bed 204 to substantially enclose the sleep area fora user. In some embodiments, canopy poles 208 may have a curved orarched configuration when in the deployed position, as shown in FIG. 2C,while in other embodiments, canopy poles may extend in a flatter orlinear manner. Canopy poles 208 may further extend such that the canopyframe 207 and canopy material 206 provide more or less headspace for auser while the sleep enclosure assembly 200 is in the deployed position,depending on the preferences of the user.

The ends of canopy poles 208 may include end caps for the avoidance ofany damage to the poles or bedroom wall. Canopy pole end caps may becomposed of soft materials such as rubber, certain plastics, or othersuitable material. In other embodiments, canopy poles 208 may extend inthe deployed position to abut the headboard of a bed 204, or anotherphysical structure behind the bed other than a wall. In otherembodiments, canopy poles 208 may engage with the one or more retentionmechanisms located on one or more features located on the wall orheadboard behind the bed 204. For example, canopy poles 208 mayremovably attach using a male-female fastening device in order to securethe canopy to the wall or headboard such that the sleep enclosure may besecurely enclosed. Other removable fastening mechanisms may further beemployed as known by those skilled in the art.

In some embodiments, the interior of the deployed sleep enclosureassembly 200 may include one or more pockets or storage areas for theconvenience of the user within the sleep enclosure. Pockets may be sewninto the canopy material 206, in some embodiments, or may be integratedfrom an external container through other means, such as throughadhesives or another fastening device. In some embodiments, canopypockets may further include a tag to instruct a user to empty pocketsbefore setting the canopy 206 into the retracted position. In otherembodiments, canopy pockets may be able to retain certain objects whenthe sleep enclosure assembly 200 is returned to the retracted positionwithout interfering with the mechanical operation of the sleep enclosureassembly.

FIG. 3A illustrates a top view of an embodiment of the presentdisclosure in the fully deployed position. FIG. 3A is shown with thecanopy material 206 in partial cutaway along line (j). As shown in oneembodiment, poles 208 may jut in opposite directions from housing 202 inthe open position. This configuration may allow for sustained tensionacross the canopy material 206, and may prevent sagging. The illustratedjutting configuration may further provide for a greater area within thesleep enclosure assembly 200 in the deployed position, allowing a usermore head clearance, as well as for avoidance of any feelings ofclaustrophobia. As discussed above, however, other arrangements arecontemplated for poles 208 according to the present disclosure,including configurations with more or less distance between the fullydeployed poles, configures with more or less support poles in the canopyframe, or other support structures capable of supporting the canopymaterial over the sleep area or bed 204. Also visible due to the canopycut-away along line (j) in FIG. 3A is light bar 216, audio speaker 214,and air/climate control module 218 secured within open housing 202.Air/climate control module 218 further includes an air duct 224 forcirculation, although as discussed above, ducts and vents such as ductmay be located in any advantageous position capable of providingsufficient air circulation for a user. FIG. 3A further demonstrates anembodiment of housing 202 with opened box sides 222. One embodiment ofmotorized track 212 is further shown below the pictured bed 204 indashed lines. FIG. 3B illustrates a top view of an embodiment of thepresent disclosure in the fully deployed position with canopy material206 in partial cutaway along line (f). As shown in one embodiment, poles208 may abut the wall or headboard area behind the bed 204 or sleepingarea in order to fully enclose the sleeping area.

In some embodiments, a pole or other frame element may be configured tocouple to a wall, headboard, or other surface. For example, one or morepoles of a canopy frame may couple to a wall surface or other surfaceusing pins, screws, bolts, clips, and/or any other suitable attachmentmechanism. FIG. 4A shows one embodiment of an attachment plate 300according to one or more embodiments. As shown, the attachment plate 300may have arranged thereon one or more pins 302 configured to couple toone or more poles of a canopy frame. For example, each pin 302 mayextend from the plate 300 and may be configured to be received in anopening of a frame pole. The pins 302, or other attachment mechanism(s),may be configured to be removably coupled to the pole(s), such that auser may couple and decouple the poles from the mounting plate 300 asdesired. In other embodiments, additional or alternative attachmentmechanism(s) may be arranged on the plate 300. For example, in someembodiments, in addition to the pin(s) 302, the plate 300 may have ahook-and-loop portion configured to couple to the canopy material.

The attachment plate 300 may be mounted to a wall, headboard, or othersuitable surface using one or more screws 304, bolts, or other suitablemounting mechanisms. In some embodiments, the attachment plate 300 maybe mounted to a wall or other surface using a removable or temporarymounting mechanism. The attachment plate 300 may have any suitable sizeand shape configured to provide the pin(s) 302 and/or other attachmentmechanism(s). In some embodiments, the plate 300 may be configured to berelatively small so as to be discreetly mounted on a bedroom wall orheadboard, for example. In some embodiments, the mounting plate 300 mayhave a height and/or width of between approximately 1 inch andapproximately 6 inches. The attachment plate 300 may have a triangularshape in some embodiments. FIG. 4B shows another embodiment of anattachment plate 400 having a pair of pins 402 arranged thereon forcoupling to one or more frame poles. As shown in FIG. 4B, the attachmentplate 400 may have a square shape, which may include rounded corners,for example. In other embodiments, an attachment plate may have a round,rectangular, or other suitable shape. It is understood, however, thatany shape and size of a mounting or attachment plate and frame poles iscontemplated by the present disclosure.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show additional embodiments of enclosure assemblies of thepresent disclosure. For example, FIG. 5 shows an enclosure 500 arrangedover a bed 502. The enclosure 500 may include a frame 504 extending froma housing 506, and a canopy 508 suspended from the frame. The canopy 508may include a canopy material, similar to some of those discussed above,and may be configured to drape around the bed 502 to form an enclosure.The canopy 508 may have sleeves, loops, clips, or any suitable mechanismfor coupling to the frame 504. The frame 504 may include a plurality ofpoles, which may include longitudinal poles 512 and lateral poles 514.As a particular example, two longitudinal poles 512 may be configured toextend between the housing 502 and a wall, headboard, or other surfaceadjacent the bed 502. For example, each pole 512 may extend with anarced shape between the housing 506 and an attachment plate 510. Theframe 504 may additionally include one or more lateral poles 514configured to extend between two attachment plates 510. For example, asshown in FIG. 5, a lateral pole 514 may have a U-shape or semi-circularshape and may extend from a first connection at a first attachment plate510 outward across the bed or upward above the bed to a secondconnection at a second attachment plate. Where poles 512, 514 intersectwith one another, they may couple together via a clip, pin, or othersuitable coupling mechanism. However, in other embodiments, one pole mayrest above an intersecting pole.

As described above, the poles 512, 514 may be configured to extendautomatically from the housing 506. In other embodiments, one or morepoles 512, 514 may be configured to be manually extended and/orpositioned by a user. In some embodiments, each pole 510, 512 may becollapsible. For example, each pole may have a plurality of connectablesections that may couple together using threading, clamps, clips, tongueand groove, ball and plunger, and/or other suitable coupling mechanisms.In some embodiments, a line or cable may extend relatively looselythrough the plurality of sections of a pole so as to maintain an orderor alignment of the pole sections, while allowing them to bedisconnected from one another for collapsing the pole. In otherembodiments, a pole may have a plurality of telescoping sections or maybe collapsible in other ways. Each longitudinal pole 512 may have alength of between approximately 5 feet and approximately 30 feet, orbetween approximately 10 feet and approximately 20 feet. Each lateralpole 514 may have a length shorter than the longitudinal poles 512. Forexample, each lateral pole 514 may have a length of betweenapproximately 2 feet and approximately 15 feet, or between approximately4 feet and approximately 10 feet. In still other embodiments,longitudinal 512 and lateral 514 poles may have other suitabledimensions. Collapsible or telescoping poles may be configured tocollapse into sections each having a length of between approximately 6inches and approximately 24 inches.

The housing 506 may be sized and shaped to receive the frame 504 andcanopy 508 when they are not in use. In some embodiments, the housing506 may have a generally rectangular shape with an upper door 507configured to open so as to allow the frame 504 to extend from thehousing, whether automatically or manually performed by a user. In someembodiments, the housing 506 may have one or more holsters 516 fromwhich one or more poles 512 may extend. The housing 506 may be arrangedat or near a foot of the bed 502 in some embodiments.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of an enclosure assembly 600 of thepresent disclosure. As shown, the enclosure assembly 600 may be arrangedover a bed 602 and may include a frame 604 extending from a housing 606,and a canopy 608 suspended from the frame. The canopy 608 may be similarto some of those discussed above. The frame 604 may include one or morelongitudinal poles 612 extending with an arced shape between the housing606 and one or more attachment plates 610 arranged on a wall orheadboard over the bed 602. For example, the frame 604 may include fourlongitudinal poles 612 each extending from a holster 616 of the housing606 to an attachment plate 610. The frame 604 may additionally includeone or more lateral poles 614 extending between two longitudinal poles612. For example, a lateral pole 614 may couple at a first end to apoint along the length of a longitudinal pole 612, and may extend withan arced shape to a point along the length of a second longitudinalpole. In some embodiments, the frame 604 may have two lateral poles 614.In still other embodiments, the frame 604 may include any other suitablenumber of lateral 614, longitudinal 612, or other poles, each of whichmay be arranged in any suitable configuration so as to position thecanopy 608 over the bed 602 to define an enclosure.

While some embodiments discussed above disclose a canopy frame designutilizing two or more canopy poles for supporting the canopy material, avariety of other canopy frame designs may be used according the presentdisclosure. It is therefore understood that the disclosed sleepenclosure may be configured in a variety of ways such that the sleeparea is fully or partially enclosed by the canopy of the sleep enclosureassembly. For example, rather than rigid canopy poles, a canopy may besupported by one or more cables or lines stretching from one side of thesleeping area to the opposite side. In other embodiments, a curtainedconfiguration may be used, such that the canopy material is retracted orfolded into a housing stored above or below the bed, and secured to theopposite side of the sleep area using fastening mechanisms, such asties, buttons, hooks, or latches. Similarly, in other embodiments,rather than stretching between a footboard and headboard area of a bedor sleep area, other embodiments of the present invention may stretchfrom a lateral side of the bed or sleep area to the opposite side. In analternative embodiment, the canopy frame may not be retractable, and maybe a permanent feature of the bed or sleep area. The sleep enclosureassembly of the present disclosure may be employed with any size andshape of bed, bedframe, mattress, or sleep area, including but notlimited to California King sized bed and smaller.

As discussed above, in some embodiments of the sleep enclosure assemblyof the present disclosure, software applications running on one or morecomputing devices may be used to control any module of the sleepenclosure assembly, including environmental modules as well asmechanical movement of the canopy itself. The disclosed softwareapplications may be preprogrammed, or customized by a user in order tospecify any preferred customization or combination of any controllablefeatures or elements. The disclosed software applications may furtherallow for integration with one or more smart home networks or devices,including but not limited to Amazon Echo or Google Home enabled devices.In some embodiments, the sleep enclosure assembly may include amicrophone in order to receive voice control commands for a user, whichmay allow a user to access or command any module or feature of the sleepenclosure assembly.

In some embodiments, the software applications may include featuresdesigned to retain and apply the preferences of one or more users,thereby allowing each user to access his or her own preferred sleeppreferences. In certain embodiments, a divider may divide the sleep areabetween users such that each user's sleep environment may bepersonalized according to his or her preferences. A divider ascontemplated by the present disclosure may comprise one or more fabrics,plastics, or other suitable materials. The divider may further insulatean individual user's sleep area from the sounds and/or climate of anadjacent user's sleep area.

For purposes of this disclosure, any system described herein may includeany instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities operable tocompute, calculate, determine, classify, process, transmit, receive,retrieve, originate, switch, store, display, communicate, manifest,detect, record, reproduce, handle, or utilize any form of information,intelligence, or data for business, scientific, control, or otherpurposes. For example, a system or any portion thereof may be aminicomputer, mainframe computer, personal computer (e.g., desktop orlaptop), tablet computer, mobile device (e.g., personal digitalassistant (PDA) or smart phone) or other hand-held computing device,server (e.g., blade server or rack server), a network storage device, orany other suitable device or combination of devices and may vary insize, shape, performance, functionality, and price. A system may includevolatile memory (e.g., random access memory (RAM)), one or moreprocessing resources such as a central processing unit (CPU) or hardwareor software control logic, ROM, and/or other types of nonvolatile memory(e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, etc.). A basic input/output system (BIOS) can bestored in the non-volatile memory (e.g., ROM), and may include basicroutines facilitating communication of data and signals betweencomponents within the system. The volatile memory may additionallyinclude a high-speed RAM, such as static RAM for caching data.

Additional components of a system may include one or more disk drives orone or more mass storage devices, one or more network ports forcommunicating with external devices as well as various input and output(I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, touchscreen and/or a videodisplay. Mass storage devices may include, but are not limited to, ahard disk drive, floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, smart drive, flashdrive, or other types of non-volatile data storage, a plurality ofstorage devices, a storage subsystem, or any combination of storagedevices. A storage interface may be provided for interfacing with massstorage devices, for example, a storage subsystem. The storage interfacemay include any suitable interface technology, such as EIDE, ATA, SATA,and IEEE 1394. A system may include what is referred to as a userinterface for interacting with the system, which may generally include adisplay, mouse or other cursor control device, keyboard, button,touchpad, touch screen, stylus, remote control (such as an infraredremote control), microphone, camera, video recorder, gesture systems(e.g., eye movement, head movement, etc.), speaker, LED, light,joystick, game pad, switch, buzzer, bell, and/or other user input/outputdevice for communicating with one or more users or for enteringinformation into the system. These and other devices for interactingwith the system may be connected to the system through I/O deviceinterface(s) via a system bus, but can be connected by other interfacessuch as a parallel port, IEEE 1394 serial port, a game port, a USB port,an IR interface, etc. Output devices may include any type of device forpresenting information to a user, including but not limited to, acomputer monitor, flat-screen display, or other visual display, aprinter, and/or speakers or any other device for providing informationin audio form, such as a telephone, a plurality of output devices, orany combination of output devices.

A system may also include one or more buses operable to transmitcommunications between the various hardware components. A system bus maybe any of several types of bus structure that can further interconnect,for example, to a memory bus (with or without a memory controller)and/or a peripheral bus (e.g., PCI, PCIe, AGP, LPC, etc.) using any of avariety of commercially available bus architectures.

One or more programs or applications, such as a web browser and/or otherexecutable applications, may be stored in one or more of the system datastorage devices. Generally, programs may include routines, methods, datastructures, other software components, etc., that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Programs orapplications may be loaded in part or in whole into a main memory orprocessor during execution by the processor. One or more processors mayexecute applications or programs to run systems or methods of thepresent disclosure, or portions thereof, stored as executable programsor program code in the memory, or received from the Internet or othernetwork. Any commercial or freeware web browser or other applicationcapable of retrieving content from a network and displaying pages orscreens may be used. In some embodiments, a customized application maybe used to access, display, and update information. A user may interactwith the system, programs, and data stored thereon or accessible theretousing any one or more of the input and output devices described above.

A system of the present disclosure can operate in a networkedenvironment using logical connections via a wired and/or wirelesscommunications subsystem to one or more networks and/or other computers.Other computers can include, but are not limited to, workstations,servers, routers, personal computers, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliances, peer devices, or other common network nodes, and maygenerally include many or all of the elements described above. Logicalconnections may include wired and/or wireless connectivity to a localarea network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), hotspot, a globalcommunications network, such as the Internet, and so on. The system maybe operable to communicate with wired and/or wireless devices or otherprocessing entities using, for example, radio technologies, such as theIEEE 802.xx family of standards, and includes at least Wi-Fi (wirelessfidelity), WiMax, and Bluetooth wireless technologies. Communicationscan be made via a predefined structure as with a conventional network orvia an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

Hardware and software components of the present disclosure, as discussedherein, may be integral portions of a single computer or server or maybe connected parts of a computer network. The hardware and softwarecomponents may be located within a single location or, in otherembodiments, portions of the hardware and software components may bedivided among a plurality of locations and connected directly or througha global computer information network, such as the Internet.Accordingly, aspects of the various embodiments of the presentdisclosure can be practiced in distributed computing environments wherecertain tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linkedthrough a communications network. In such a distributed computingenvironment, program modules may be located in local and/or remotestorage and/or memory systems.

As will be appreciated by one of skill in the art, the variousembodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied as a method(including, for example, a computer-implemented process, a businessprocess, and/or any other process), apparatus (including, for example, asystem, machine, device, computer program product, and/or the like), ora combination of the foregoing. Accordingly, embodiments of the presentdisclosure may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, anentirely software embodiment (including firmware, middleware, microcode,hardware description languages, etc.), or an embodiment combiningsoftware and hardware aspects. Furthermore, embodiments of the presentdisclosure may take the form of a computer program product on acomputer-readable medium or computer-readable storage medium, havingcomputer-executable program code embodied in the medium, that defineprocesses or methods described herein. A processor or processors mayperform the necessary tasks defined by the computer-executable programcode. Computer-executable program code for carrying out operations ofembodiments of the present disclosure may be written in an objectoriented, scripted or unscripted programming language such as Java,Perl, PHP, Visual Basic, Smalltalk, C++, or the like. However, thecomputer program code for carrying out operations of embodiments of thepresent disclosure may also be written in conventional proceduralprogramming languages, such as the C programming language or similarprogramming languages. A code segment may represent a procedure, afunction, a subprogram, a program, a routine, a subroutine, a module, anobject, a software package, a class, or any combination of instructions,data structures, or program statements. A code segment may be coupled toanother code segment or a hardware circuit by passing and/or receivinginformation, data, arguments, parameters, or memory contents.Information, arguments, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded,or transmitted via any suitable means including memory sharing, messagepassing, token passing, network transmission, etc.

In the context of this document, a computer readable medium may be anymedium that can contain, store, communicate, or transport the programfor use by or in connection with the systems disclosed herein. Thecomputer-executable program code may be transmitted using anyappropriate medium, including but not limited to the Internet, opticalfiber cable, radio frequency (RF) signals or other wireless signals, orother mediums. The computer readable medium may be, for example but isnot limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic,infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device. More specificexamples of suitable computer readable medium include, but are notlimited to, an electrical connection having one or more wires or atangible storage medium such as a portable computer diskette, a harddisk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), anerasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), acompact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), or other optical or magneticstorage device. Computer-readable media includes, but is not to beconfused with, computer-readable storage medium, which is intended tocover all physical, non-transitory, or similar embodiments ofcomputer-readable media.

As used herein, the terms “substantially” or “generally” refer to thecomplete or nearly complete extent or degree of an action,characteristic, property, state, structure, item, or result. Forexample, an object that is “substantially” or “generally” enclosed wouldmean that the object is either completely enclosed or nearly completelyenclosed. The exact allowable degree of deviation from absolutecompleteness may in some cases depend on the specific context. However,generally speaking, the nearness of completion will be so as to havegenerally the same overall result as if absolute and total completionwere obtained. The use of “substantially” or “generally” is equallyapplicable when used in a negative connotation to refer to the completeor near complete lack of an action, characteristic, property, state,structure, item, or result. For example, an element, combination,embodiment, or composition that is “substantially free of” or “generallyfree of” an element may still actually contain such element as long asthere is generally no significant effect thereof.

In the foregoing description various embodiments of the presentdisclosure have been presented for the purpose of illustration anddescription. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit theinvention to the precise form disclosed. Obvious modifications orvariations are possible in light of the above teachings. The variousembodiments were chosen and described to provide the best illustrationof the principals of the disclosure and their practical application, andto enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the variousembodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particularuse contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within thescope of the present disclosure as determined by the appended claimswhen interpreted in accordance with the breadth they are fairly,legally, and equitably entitled.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sleep enclosure system for providing acontrolled sleeping experience, the system comprising: an extendablecanopy frame comprising a plurality of poles configured for arranging ina deployed position and a retracted position; a canopy configured forsuspending from the canopy frame to partially or fully enclose a sleeparea, wherein the extendable canopy frame is coupled to the canopy suchthat tension is created across the canopy between the poles when thecanopy frame is in the deployed position; a housing configured tocontain the canopy frame and canopy in the retracted position, whereinthe housing is arranged proximate the bed; wherein at least one pole ofthe canopy frame is configured to extend between the housing and a wallsurface; and wherein the poles are arranged along a motorized track whenin a retracted position.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of thepoles is collapsible.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the housingcomprises an opening, and wherein in a deployed position, the polesextend through the opening.
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the canopyframe comprises two, three, four, five, or six poles.
 5. The system ofclaim 1, further comprising at least one attachment plate arrangedbetween the at least one pole and the wall surface.
 6. The system ofclaim 1, further comprising an environmental control module.
 7. Thesystem of claim 6, wherein the environmental control module comprises atleast one of: an audio control module, a light control module, and aclimate control module.
 8. The system of claim 7, further comprising auser interface through which a user can operate the environmentalcontrol module.
 9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a bed, andwherein the housing is arranged proximate to the bed.
 10. The system ofclaim 9, further comprising a motorized track configured forautomatically deploying the canopy frame, and wherein the motorizedtrack is arranged beneath the bed.
 11. A sleep enclosure assembly,comprising: an extendable canopy frame comprising at least twolongitudinal members configured to extend over a sleeping area and atleast one lateral member configured to be arranged perpendicular to thelongitudinal members, wherein the canopy frame may be moved between adeployed position and a retracted position; and a canopy configured forsuspending from the canopy frame to partially or fully enclose a sleeparea, wherein the extendable canopy frame is coupled to the canopy suchthat tension is created across the canopy between the longitudinalmembers when the canopy frame is in the deployed position; wherein atleast one pole of the canopy frame is configured to extend between thehousing and a wall surface in the deployed position; and at least oneattachment plate arranged between the longitudinal members and the wallsurface, wherein the attachment plate is configured for receiving atleast one of the longitudinal members.
 12. The sleep enclosure assemblyof claim 11, wherein the canopy frame is retractable.
 13. The sleepenclosure assembly of claim 11, wherein the canopy frame is collapsible.14. The sleep enclosure assembly of claim 11, further comprising anenvironmental control module, wherein the environmental control modulecomprises at least one of: an audio control module, a light controlmodule, and a climate control module.
 15. A sleep enclosure assembly,comprising: an extendable canopy frame comprising a plurality of polesconfigured for arranging in a deployed position and a retractedposition; a canopy configured for suspending from the canopy frame topartially or fully enclose a sleep area, wherein the extendable canopyframe is coupled to the canopy such that tension is created across thecanopy between the poles when the canopy frame is in the deployedposition; means deploying the canopy frame from a retracted position toa deployed position.
 16. The sleep enclosure assembly of claim 15,wherein the means comprises a motorized track.
 17. The sleep enclosureassembly of claim 16, wherein the motorized track is configured todeploy the extendable canopy frame automatically.
 18. The sleepenclosure assembly of claim 15, wherein the means comprises manualoperation.
 19. The sleep enclosure assembly of claim 15, furthercomprising an environmental control module, wherein the environmentalcontrol module comprises at least one of: an audio control module, alight control module, and a climate control module.